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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220200580020 · 02/20/2020 · Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
73
Mine experience
14.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Resources Inc
Operator
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine
4800977

Narrative

The equipment operator tore the quadriceps muscle and patellar tendon on EE's right knee when EE missed a ladder rung dismounting the equipment. Surgery was required to repair the torn tissues.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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